Êelios, a Subsidiary of 21CSI, Releases WxFix iPhone App
WxFix from Êelios is a significant leap forward in mobile weather apps, giving you access to a whole new level of personal weather information tailored for your active lifestyle.
WxFix gives you a precise forecast for the exact locations you want. Unlike existing weather apps that locate you in a generalized area, such as a city or zip code, and then provide weather for a different location, such as a school or airport weather station, WxFix provides a forecast at the exact location you want, whether it’s at your home, on the golf course, at the beach or on a mountaintop. Only WxFix gives you a weather “pin” you can simply drop and point anywhere on a map to get the forecast for right where you want it, anywhere in the continental U.S.
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NGA Solicits Proposals for Commercial Radar Imagery
The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) plans to issue contracts worth up to $85 million apiece for radar satellite data to as many as four commercial satellite operators, according to an Aug. 11 posting on the Federal Business Opportunities Web site.
No U.S. companies currently operate commercial radar imaging satellites due in part to strict U.S. regulation of the technology, but several international firms are marketing radar data collected by government-funded spacecraft. To participate, U.S. companies will have to serve as resellers of this data; industry sources said such brokering arrangements likely will be necessary because of the sensitivities associated with NGA operations.
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Purdue University Homeland Security Institute and 21CSI Forge Public-Private Partnership
Crown Point, Ind. September 1, 2009 - 21st Century Systems, Inc. (21CSI) and Purdue University's Homeland Security Institute (PHSI) announced today that they have entered into an agreement to jointly pursue opportunities for collaborative implementation of new decision support tools and processes at the federal, state, and local levels. The two organizations see mutual benefit in partnering to advance homeland security and defense business in Indiana through combined expertise, research, development, and implementation. The agreement also covers joint proposals, joint research, student education, training, and enhanced relationships among faculty, staff, and students. PHSI Director, Dr. Eric Dietz, said, "Homeland security is always important, but with Indiana attracting such large events as the Final Four in 2010 and the Super Bowl in 2012, the need for expedited, innovative thinking and action is especially critical. Our partnership with 21CSI offers a unique opportunity to enhance security for the citizens of Indiana in a cost-effective manner, while simultaneously positioning ourselves to attract other future large-profile events." 21CSI CEO Jeffrey Hicks echoed Dr. Dietz and added, "There are some relatively near-term goals that we can achieve through a combined effort, and that should result in more high-tech jobs for Indiana. But there are also longer-range issues that require additional research and development. Working together with PHSI enables us to combine our expertise in development of new software and hardware solutions for use in the public safety arena, as well as a broad array of other endeavors." 21CSI is among the charter tenants in the Purdue Technology Center of Northwest Indiana, which is designed to attract and incubate innovative technology businesses. The company is currently under contract to provide the Indiana National Guard's Muscatatuck Urban Training Center (MUTC) with non-intrusive, persistent monitoring of the large, geographically diverse training site. Intelligent Distributed Command and Control (IDC2), as the system is known, is an extension of the company's intelligent security system currently in use in the middle east for protecting national borders. [ Download Press Release in PDF Form ]
